GHOSTS - Desert Magazine of the Southwest

Gold Bar and Whist Club, open 24houn;
a day. Virgil Earp, one-armed
brother of the famous marshall of Dodge
City, owned the only two-story building
in town where lodge meetings and dances
were held. The community also had a
weekly newspaper, The Shaft, four restaurants,
three boarding houses and a halfdozen
general stores.
Water was nearly as expensive as good
whiskey. Jim Fisk hauled it in and sold
it for $1.00 a barrel. Going a step further,
he started an ice plant at Manvel
and supplied not only Vanderbilt, but
also Searchlight, albeit on a limited basis
since he could only produce a ton of ice
daily.
As the ice melted and disappeared in
the hot sun, so did the veins of gold under
Vanderbilt. After producing several
million dollars worth of gold and silver
during five bonanza years, the miners,
dance hall girls and merchants gradually
drifted away to resume their activities
elsewhere. Although there was still gold,
the principal treatment by amalgamation
used in those days no longer worked on
the low grade.
With the demise of Vanderbilt and the
construction of the San Pedro, Los Angeles
and Salt Lake Railroad through
Las Vegas in 1905, which captured the
Nevada markets once served by Manvel,
the railroad junction ceased to exist. As
years passed, tracks were torn from the
beds, and transported away so today you
can hardly trace what once was the lifeline
to Vanderbilt.
Another abandoned mine site which
may be seen from the Ivanpah Road
(called the Lanfair Road at the Goff's intersection)
is the Sagamore Mine (DES-
ERT, July, '64). Many other mines,
reached by sideroads, are being reworked
today, so observe No Trespassing signs
and watch children, as mine shafts are
not marked. It is not wise to explore
mining areas after dark.
One of the best camping areas we've
found in Southern California is located
along the New York Mountain Road
which intersects the Ivanpah Road about
17 miles from Goffs. We made our base
camp here amid huge boulders and giant
juniper trees. (See cover.)
After a day or two here, you'll be
looking for an excuse to stay longer. If
you decide to call the boss to tell him
about your sick, helpless old aunt, you
won't even have to return to the highway
Out here among the sage brush and
jack rabbits, on Ivanpah Road, you'll
find just what you need—a telephone
booth! •
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